AWCON 2022: LOC unveils official Mascot
Story by Akosua Adjei Organisers of the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations have outdoored the official Mascot for the biennial event. The Mascot who will bring much joy to the fans is TITRIT. According to a statement posted on the CAF website, “the WAFCON mascot is a lioness, a reference to Morocco’s Atlas […]
ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority meet to discuss electricity tariffs
By: Caleb Agyekum Aidoo As part of efforts to ensure the affordability of electricity tariffs in the West African Sub Region, the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority, ERERA has organized a five-day workshop in Koforidua with Communication experts in the energy sector to discuss the rationale behind electricity prices which has a ripple effect on […]
Musician Samini voted GIMPA SRC President
Dancehall Artiste, Emmanuel Andrews Samini has been elected as the 2022/2023 President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at GIMPA. Samini who is currently reading Business Administration at GIMPA polled 307 votes to win the election as against the 211 votes for his contender, Theophilus Quartey. Theophilus Quartey is a level 300 student of Finance […]
NAGRAT threatens strike over non-payment of Cost Of Living Allowance
The Volta Regional branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has given government up to the end of this month to pay them a 20percet cost of Living Allowance, COLA. The Association says by the end of the month, if the 20 percent allowance is not paid them, they will expect the National […]
Nigeria bans degrees from Ukraine
Nigeria’s Medical and Dental Council says it will not recognise degrees from Ukrainian universities obtained since the start of the country’s war with Russia. The regulator for professional health services in Nigeria will also not accept medical and dental programmes offered online. The announcement follows the conversion of in-person courses to online courses for many […]
First quarter of 2022 GDP grows by 3.3%
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Provisional real quarterly Gross Domestic Product (QGDP) growth rate including Oil and Gas, grew 3.3% (year on year) in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 3.6% growth recorded for the same period of 2021. GDP growth rate without oil and gas (Non-Oil GDP) for the first quarter of 2022 […]
Government committed to making Ghana best place for businesses – Veep Bawumia
Vice President (VEEP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured industry players of Government’s commitment to make Ghana the best place for businesses to strive. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War stifling Global Value Chain, the Vice President said the time for Ghana and Africa to be self-reliant is now. Speaking at the 25th Anniversary […]
22 women honoured at 8th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards
Story by: Mabel Adorkor Annang Twenty-two women have been honoured with meritorious awards at the 8th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards held in Accra. The recipients were tasked to contribute to the development of the economy, post covid-19. The feminine Ghana achievement Awards series recognises excellence by companies in the Corporate space, as economies across the […]
Speaker directs Finance and Health Committee to probe COVID-19 expenditure
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Finance Committee with help from the Health Committee to scrutinize Government’s COVID-19 expenditure as was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. After spirited contributions by Members, the Speaker said the constitution provides for the House to look into the use of money […]
